Musicians
Finding Music Behind Prison Bars
At the Louisiana State Penitentiary and at a maximum-security prison in Malawi, the benefits of music are far-reaching
The First Jazz Recording Was Made by a Group of White Guys?
A century ago, a recording of the startlingly novel "Livery Stable Blues" helped launch a new genre
Play Paul Simon's Piano or Croon Into Elvis' Mic at These Seven Historic Recording Studios
Take a tour through Americana music history
The Ballad of the Boombox: What Public Enemy Tells Us About Hip-Hop, Race and Society
Thirty years after Public Enemy's debut album, the group's sonic innovation and powerful activism resonate powerfully today
The Soprano Who Upended Americans' Racist Stereotypes About Who Could Sing Opera
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was in many ways the nation's first black pop star
This 1951 Prison B-Movie Inspired “Folsom Prison Blues”
Johnny Cash's live prison concert made him the voice for rehabilitation over punishment
Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive
A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons
Michael Jackson, Donald Trump and Other Famous Americans Who Escaped Brushes With Death
The roads not taken for these 13 lucky souls saved their lives
This Is the "Jass" Record That Introduced Millions of Americans to a New Kind of Music
The record that introduced millions of Americans to a new kind of music
Researchers Found a Long-Lost Christmas Song
"Crown Winter With Green" has some serious archival cred—and a sad story to tell
You May Not Have Rhythm, But Your Eyeballs Sure Do
Tracking eye movement gives researchers a peek into how the brain reacts to music
Increase and Diffuse Knowledge for the Holidays With These Smithsonian Curated Books
Books recommended by Smithsonian Institution scholars
A Brief History of Wizard Rock
This Halloween, check out a genre devoted to Harry Potter's Wizarding World
Iggy Pop Bares More Than Abs in New Art Exhibition About Masculinity
Punk meets pencil in an art show that examines the portrayal of masculinity throughout the centuries
Is Bob Dylan a Poet?
As the enigmatic singer, songwriter and troubadour takes the Nobel Prize in literature, one scholar ponders what his work is all about
Five Things to Know About Bob Dylan
When it comes to awards, the times are a' changin'—and now the iconic musician is a Nobel laureate
A New Photo Book Reveals the Objects That Tell the Stories of the Rich and Famous
Photographer Henry Leutwyler usually shoots his camera at celebrities. For this book, he looked at their stuff
What You Need to Know About the September 24 NMAAHC Grand Opening
Entry Passes are all gone for today, but there is plenty to see and do on the National Mall
The Music Is Turned Up High at the Freedom Festival (PHOTOS)
Where to go and who to hear as the celebrations begin at the concert on the National Mall "Freedom Sounds"
This Music Was Composed by Climate Change
Dying forests make magnificently melancholy listening
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